Investigations of the Destruction Mechanism of High Pressure Water Jetting

As the demand for green energy is growing, geothermal energy will play an important part in the future energy mix. Geothermal energy is widely used for both direct-use and electricity generation. A viable geothermal reservoir must have a sufficiently high temperature, a fluid pathway through the rock (permeability) and a fluid that can collect...

Physical Characterization of the Lower Carboniferous Limestone as a potential Geothermal Reservoir

To develop high enthalpy geothermal systems in the Netherlands, reservoirs with a depth greater than 4000 m need to be targeted. The Lower Carboniferous limestone is proposed as the main target due to its depth and wide occurrence. To investigate the potential of this formation, the physical rock properties are studied in a variety of laboratory...